Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22048
Part
Window
Part number
6556703
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, AT 27,000 PASSENGER CABIN WINDOW AT ROW 2A CRACKED AND CABIN PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED AT 7.6 PSI. FLT WAS CONTINUED AT FL200 AND CABIN PRESS AT 6.0 PSI. ON ARRIVAL PBI FOUND OUTER WINDOW PANE BROKEN, INNER PANE INTACT. REPLACED 2A WINDOW, INSPECTED SURROUNDING AREA, NO PROBLEMS FOUND.